St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-02
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| A RTICkES OF INCORPORATION-Kn AZ
u ~ men by these presents: That we. whose
names are hereto subscribed, associate ourselves
together for the purpose of forming and organic
ing. and by these presents do hereby form and
organize corporation under title two 2J of chap.
ter thirtyfour (3D of Statutes of Minnesota, and
Tor the purpose aforesaid and in accordance with
the provisions Of the Statutes in such cases made
and provided, we adopt and by our signatures
hereto confirm the following Articles of Incorpo-
rationas well as this declaration in its behalf
First-The name of this corporation shall be
Company.
second-The general nature of the business to
be carried on shall be the boring or drilling OF
wells for obtaining natural gas and oil, or both:
the production, marketing and distributing of
such gas or OIL by pipe lines. conductors, other
WISE; the construction and maintenance of storage
tanks for either or both; the sinking of shafts or
drifts Tor the mining of coal other minerals
whether in solution or otherwise; the buying and
selng OF either or all OF such products of natures
the purchase and selling of real estate incident to
the proper prosecution of such business either Or
all OF them; the purchase, selling building and
erecting all and singular the necessary buildings
retorts, tanks, reservoirs, pipe lines, works or
contriVances, and the appurtenances pertaining to
such business any of its branches or incidental
thereto, one either and all of them.
Third-The principal place for the transactiha
OF the Company's business shall be the City of ST.
Paul, County OF Ramsey State OF Minnesota.
Fourth-The time Of the commencement of busi-
ness shall be the 18th day of March, A. ID. 1887.
and the period of its existence thirty years from
said 18th day of March reserving any right to re-
hereafter
enacted.
Fifth-The amount of capital stock shall be five
hundred Thousand ($500,0U6 dollars. Such capi-
tai stock shall be divided into five tbonsand
shares of one hundred (Sl0O) dollars each share.
to be issued and paid for at such time and in such
manner as the directors or other officers herein-
after designated shall direct but ALWAYS in nc.
cordance with the provisions of law governing the
issue of stock in corporations.
Sixth-The unsecured Indebtedness of this cor
poration shall never exceed ten thousand (sI0.
secured mr. thar-
wise shall never exceed two hundred thousand
(s200, 000) dollars.
SeVenth-The capital stock NAV be- increased in
accordance with the provisions of law.
Elghth-The names of the iDcorporators form.
ing this corporation and their respective places of
residence are as follows to-wit f. j. Cetningie
Oil City, Pennsylvania; w. G. Hunter, Pittsburp
pennsylvania; Hugh Brawley, St Paul, Minne-
sofa.
Ninth-The following named persons shall con.
stItute the first Board of Directors. or officers: f.
j: Clemengie w. G. Hunter, Hugh Brawley who
are hereby selected agreed upon and appointed
TO manage the affairs of said corporation until
their successors are elected and qualified as pro-
yided by the bylaws and the first election shall
be at the first annual meeting to be holden at the
Office OF the corporation in st. Paul on the fir
Saturday OF January, A. d. 1888, at O'Clock.
the afternoon, and the said F. j. Gle mineie sha
perform the duties of Preside mt, and the said w.
G.Hunter shall discharge the duties of Treasurer
until their successors shall be appointed by said
managers, and as such officers shall have the
power and are hereby authorized to select from
vacancy arising in their board either DIV death or
resignation. And their action in this behalf ia
and shall stand for our action confirmed by these
presents.
I Tenth--The business of this corporation and the
management of its affairs Shall be vested in their
Board OF Directors, which shall be composed Of
three, as before set FORTH until the first animal
meeting, but thereafter may consist of three or
more not exceeding nine as the bylaws shall pro-
vide.
Such Board of Directors shall choose from their
number. SO elected, Pres ident of said CORPORA
tion They shall appoint Treasurer who shall Re
stockholder OF not less than ten shares and
Clerk OF the Board OF Directors shall be appointed
| by the President And all officers, agents and
servants OF said corporation shall be appointed by
the Board or Directors ana subject to removal by
such board, without hearing or question And all
things which u duly elected Board of Directors
might lawfully do in, pertaining, to the bust
ness of this corporation shall be done by the said
+. j. Ciemingie, w. G. Hunter and Hugh BrawIev
who are duly constitutes and empowered by us to
assume and manage the business of this corpora
ton until their successors are chosen as afore-
| said
Eieyenth-We hereby constitute and appoint p
| w. Locke Secretary or Clerk of this corporation
until his successor is duly elected and qualified
| and we shall have the custody under the direc.
| ton of the Board of Directors and the board OF
managers aforesaid. of the records of this corpo-
| ration.
In witness whereof we. whose names are first
above written have hereunto set our hands and
seals this nth day of March. A. D. 1887
F. ]. CLEMENGIE [seall
W. G. HUNTER, fseaII
z..,,-,.., -.... HUGH BRAwLflY. lSeail
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